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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION 1-22
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS 23
CRACKERS (_Enucleatores_).
PARROTS (_Psittacini_). The TRUE PARROT (_Psittacinæ_):--The
Jako--The Amazon Parrot--The Maitakka--The Crested Hawk Parrot
24-43
THE DWARF PARROTS (_Psittacula_):--Swinder's Love Bird--The
Sparrow Parrot--The Siskin Parrot 43-45
COCKATOOS (_Plyctolophus_):--The Lemon-crested
Cockatoo--Leadbeater's Cockatoo--The Helmet Cockatoo--The
Nose Cockatoo--The Nestor Cockatoo--The Eagle Cockatoo--The
Casmalos--Banks's Raven Cockatoo--The Kakapo, or Night Parrot of
New Zealand 45-57
THE ARARAS (_Aræ_): The Scarlet Macaw--The Soldier Arara--The
Anakan--The Ararauna--The Hyacinth-coloured Arara. The PARRAKEETS,
or CONICAL-TAILED PARROTS (_Conurus_):--The Garuba--The
Tiriba--The Carolina Parrakeet--The Choroy 58-66
THE LONG-TAILED PARROTS, OR PARRAKEETS (_Palæornithes_):--The
Collared, or Rose-ringed Parrot--The Bettet. The SUPERB
PARROTS (_Polytelis_):--The Scarlet-crested Superb Parrot--The
Black-tailed Superb Parrot. The GRASS PARROTS (_Platycerci_):--The
Rosella--The Variegated Parrot--The Waved Parrot--The Corella--The
Ground Parrakeet 66-79
THE LORIES (_Lorii_):--The Purple-capped Lory--The Dappled
Lorikeet--Swainson's Lorikeet--The Maiden Lorikeet--The Papuan
Lory--The Blue-striped Lory 79-82
PASSERINE BIRDS (_Passeres_).
THE CROSS-BILLS (_Loxiæ_):--The Large-beaked Cross-bill--The
Pine-tree Cross-bill--The Banded Cross-bill--The Parrot Greenfinch
85-92
THE BULLFINCHES (_Pyrrhulæ_):--The Parrot Bullfinch--The Pine
Grosbeak--The Carmine Grosbeak--The Rose Bullfinch--The Carmine
Bullfinch--The Siberian Bullfinch--The Vinous Grosbeak, or Desert
Trumpeter--The Bullfinch--The Girlitz--The Canary 92-114
THE FINCHES (_Fringillæ_):--The Chaffinch--The Mountain Finch--The
Snow Finch--The Winter Finch. The LINNETS (_Cannabinæ_)--The Brown
Linnet--The Mountain or Grey Linnet--The Birch-tree Siskin--The
Common Siskin--The Goldfinch--The Golden Thistle Finch 114-130
THE SPARROWS PROPER (_Passeres_):--The Common Sparrow--The Spanish
Sparrow--The Field or Tree Sparrow--The Plain Sparrow--The Golden
Sparrow--The Rock Sparrow. The HAWFINCHES (_Coccothraustæ_):--The
Green Grosbeak--The Hawfinch--The Evening Cherry Hawfinch--The
Large-beaked Hawfinch. The PARROT FINCHES (_Pityli_):--The
Rose-breasted Hawfinch--The Cardinal Grosbeak--The Dominican
Finch--The Tiny Finch--The Diadem Grosbeak--The Ashy-blue Parrot
Finch--The Masked Parrot Finch 131-148
THE HABIAS (_Saltator_):--The Capi. The PLANT CUTTERS
(_Phytotoma_): The Rarita. The TANGARAS PROPER:--The Ornate
Tangara. FIRE TANGARAS (_Pyranga_):--The Flax Bird--The Fire
Tangara. The CALLISTES (_Calliste_):--The Red-necked Calliste.
The CALLOUS-BEAKED TANGARAS (_Ramphocelus_):--The Tapiranga. The
BUTCHER-BIRD TANGARAS (_Lanio_):--The Black-headed Butcher-bird
Tangara. The ORGANIST TANGARAS (_Euphone_):--The Violet Organist.
The BRIGHT-COATED FINCHES (_Amadinæ_):--The Band Bird. The
HOODED FINCHES (_Spermestes_):--The Magpie Finch. AUSTRALIAN
FINCHES:--The REED FINCHES (_Donacola_):--The Chestnut Reed Finch.
The Double-banded Reed Finch. The GRASS FINCHES (_Poëphila_).
CHAFF-FINCHES (_Chloëbia_):--The Admirable Chaff-finch--The Rice
Bird--The Little Goldbreast--The Blood Finch--The Variegated
Finch--The Steel Finch--The Butterfly Finch. The ASTRILDS
(_Astrildæ_):--The Grey Astrild--The Pheasant Finch 148-165
WEAVER BIRDS (_Plocei_):--The Social Weaver Bird--The Golden
Weaver Bird--The Masked Weaver Bird--The Baya--The Crimson-beaked
Weaver Bird--The Taha--The Flame-coloured Fire Finch--The
Red-beaked Buffalo Weaver Bird--The Alecto Buffalo Weaver
Bird--The Dinemelli Buffalo Weaver Bird 166-178
THE WHYDAH OR WIDOW BIRDS (_Viduæ_):--The Yellow-shouldered
Mourning Widow--The Long-tailed Widow Bird--The Paradise Widow
Bird 178-181
THE AMERICAN FINCHES (_Passerella_):--The White-throated
Sparrow--The Morning Finch--The Tree Bunting Finch--The Prairie
Bunting Finch--The Sea Bunting Finch 181-184
THE BUNTINGS (_Emberizæ_):--The Crested Bunting--The Grey
Bunting--The Golden Bunting--The Ortolan--The Red Bunting--The
Black-headed Bunting--The Reed Bunting--The Lark Bunting--The Snow
Bunting 185-195
THE LARKS (_Alaudæ_):--The Calandra Lark--The Short-toed Lark
or Calandrelle--The Black or Moor Lark--The Desert Lark--The
Black-headed Bunting Lark--The Alpine Lark. The LARKS PROPER
(_Alaudæ_):--The Tufted Lark--The Wood Lark--The Sky Lark--The
Sentry Lark. The COURSER LARKS (_Alaemon_):--The Desert Courser
Lark 195-202
RAVENS (_Coracirostres_).
THE STARLINGS (_Sturnidæ_). The TROOPIALS (_Agelaii_):--The
Boblink or Rice Bird. The MARSH TROOPIALS (_Agelaius_):--The
Red-winged Troopial. The COW BIRDS (_Molothrus_):--The Cow
Starling. The YELLOW or GOLDEN STARLINGS (_Icteri_):--The Jamaica
Yellow Bird--The Baltimore Golden Starling. The CASSICANS
(_Cassici_):--The Japu, or Tufted Cassican. The BOAT-TAILS
(_Quiscalus_):--The Great Boat-tail. The STARLINGS PROPER
(_Sturni_):--The Common Starling--The Sardinian Starling--The
Rose Starling--The Mina Birds--The Musical Grakle. The OX-BITERS
(_Buphagæ_):--The African Ox-biter--The Red-beaked Ox-biter. The
GLOSSY STARLINGS (_Lamprotornithes_)--The Bronze-coloured Glossy
Starling--The Golden-breasted Glossy Starling--The Superb Glossy
Starling--The Scaly Glossy Starling--The Brazen Glossy Magpie. The
ROCK GLOSSY STARLINGS (_Moriones_):--The White-beaked Rock Glossy
Starling. The MOUNTAIN GLOSSY STARLINGS (_Amydrus_):--The Naburup.
The ORIOLES (_Orioli_):--The Satin Bower Bird--The Spotted Collar
Bird--The Pirol, Golden Oriole, or Cherry Bird--The Golden-crested
Oriole 210-243
THE BIRDS OF PARADISE (_Paradiseæ_):--The Footless Bird of
Paradise--The Wumbi--The Ruby, or Red Bird of Paradise--The
King of the Birds of Paradise--The Collared Bird of Paradise.
EPIMACHI:--The Resplendent Epimachus--The Collared Epimachus--The
Magpie Bird of Paradise 243-253
THE RAVENS PROPER (_Coraces_). The MOUNTAIN CROWS, or CHOUGHS
(_Fregili_):--The Chough--The Snow Crow, or Alpine Chough. The
TRUE RAVENS:--The Raven--The White-necked Vulture Raven--The
Scapulated Raven. The CROWS (_Corvus_):--The Carrion Crow--The
Hooded Crow--The Rock or Field Crow--The Jackdaw--The Glossy
Crow--The Nutcracker. The PIPING CROWS (_Phonygamæ_):--The Flute
Bird--The Bell Bird or Bell Magpie--The Bald-headed Crow. The TREE
CROWS, or JAYS (_Garruli_):--The Magpie--The Blue Magpie. The BLUE
RAVENS (_Cyanocorax_):--The Hooded Blue Raven--The Crested Blue
Jackdaw--The Common Jay--The Unlucky Jay. The LONG-TAILED CROWS
(_Glaucopes_). The TREE MAGPIES (_Dendrocitta_):--The Wandering
Magpie--The Benteot--The Long-tailed Kitta--The FEATHER-BEAKS
(_Cissa_):--The Sirgang, or Green Jackdaw 254-283
THE PLANTAIN EATERS (_Amphibolæ_). The TRUE PLANTAIN
EATERS (_Musophagæ_):--The Banana Eater. The HELMET BIRDS
(_Corythaix_):--The White-cheeked Helmet Bird--The Turako. The
SPLIT BEAKS (_Schirzorhis_):--The Alarm Bird. The COLIES, or MOUSE
BIRDS (_Colii_):--The Wiriwa--The White-cheeked Mouse-Bird 283-290
CATCHERS (_Captantes_).
BIRDS OF PREY (_Raptores_). The FALCONS (_Falconidæ_). The
NOBLE FALCONS (_Falcones_). The HUNTING FALCONS (_Hierofalco_).
The WANDERING FALCONS (_Falco_):--The Peregrine Falcon--The
Red-necked Falcon--The Tree Falcon--The Berigora. The KESTRELS
(_Tinnunculus_):--The Lark Kestrel--The Kestrel--The Red-footed,
or Evening Falcon--The Sparrow Falcon. The DWARF FALCONS
(_Hierax_):--The Muti 291-312